The Incorporated States of Taiga Spruce is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Taiga Spruceans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 17.7%.

The Taiga Sprucean economy, worth 759 billion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 54,266 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Taiga Spruce's national animal is the beaver.

Taiga Spruce is ranked 230,779^th in the world and 2,311^th in the Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.47 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.